A/N: Fixed the spelling on a mentioned character and slightly changed his appearance. And fair warning, there are lemons in this chapter
Loving Tranquility
Night Howlers…
Those two particular words constantly rung in the minds of all those who were inside of the room with Hideaki's corpse, especially those of Matt Wilde, Jenny Bunni, and Thrandeer Katzuma. The eyes of many Ishin-Mirkwood Neo-Imperialists remain fixed upon the dried, blue colored liquid speck on the tiger's neck. One particular question rang in the minds of all but the vixen's minds: Just what the hell were Night Howlers anyways? But their gaze soon shifted towards Tomoe, the vixen who had identified the substance found on the body, hoping she could provide an answer for the curious minds of all.
"Night Howlers?" Matt and Thrandeer asked simultaneously, the vixen's gaze shifting towards the two males.
"Yes", Tomoe began with a soft sight. "Night Howlers is another name for Midnicampum Holicithias. They're flowers that tend to work as a pesticide when farming", she explained, her eyes fixing themselves upon the body of Hideaki himself. "But if they were consumed by any means, however, they can cause psychological effects on the consumer, mostly primitive, savage-like behavior", and as she said those words, the eyes of many mammals in the room widen and most of them began to chat amongst themselves regarding the topic.
"How is that possible?" Emmitt suddenly asked, his eyes remaining focused on Takeshi's facial wound and using a spare rag he had to clean the injury.
"Are predators being the only ones targeted by the Night Howlers?"
"Who's responsible for their creation?"
"Has an antidote been created to combat them?"
As Tomoe became bombarded with a series of questions relating to the Night Howlers, the vixen began looking at the various mammals asking them. They were asking so many questions, she couldn't possibly answer them in one go. But there was one in particular that stood out the most, one she could at least answer.
"How long do these effects usually last?" Matt asked, much to the vixen's relief. Tomoe raises her right hand-paw up and gestures for the clan members to quiet down, which all of them comply with a slight hint of reluctance.
"They usually last anywhere between seven to twenty four hours at the very most", Tomoe explained, her eyes narrowing slightly at the corpse. "However, in high concentrations such as the speck on Hideaki's corpse, I can't say for certain. It could be weeks, months, even years before the effects wear off", the vixen added with her explanation, much to the widening eyes of all mammals inside of the room.
"Years?!" many of the Ishin-Mirkwood clan members exclaimed simultaneously in shock, even Matt and Jenny had joined in upon asking that. But before the others could continue, Thrandeer raises his right hand-paw upwards and gestures his fellow clan members to remain silent. Now there was one question he had to ask the vixen.
"Is it possible the Neo-Shogunates could be using this to their advantage?" Thrandeer asked calmly, the vixen turning her attention to the Ishin-Mirkwood clan leader.
"Its highly possible, since the former Neo-Shogunate governor was responsible for the creation of the Night Howler pellets in the first place", as soon as Tomoe answered the clan leader's question, soft gasps from many of the clan members along with the soft chatter beginning amongst some of them. Although the deer wanted to pry a bit more on the matter, the clan leader nods with understanding and places his right hand-paw onto her left shoulder.
"Thank you for informing me on this", Thrandeer thanked the vixen with a calm, genuine nod. "Now that I know someone within the Neo-Shogunate government is targeting predators with the Night Howlers, I'll send word to the Ishin-Lothlorien clan and inform them of this information", the deer added before turning his attention to the muscular fox nearby. "Matt, before you leave the Ishin-Mirkwood camp, allow someone to tend to your wounds", with those words, the fox nods with understanding and stands up onto his feet-paws, with one of the prey clan members, a male Thompson's Gazelle in particular, approaching the fox and leads him into the medical facility.
As the gazelle lead the fox into the medical facility inside the same building, Thrandeer approaches the injured wolf and lends him a helping hand, leading Takeshi into the medical room where the gazelle and Matt occupied. The gazelle was currently working on treating Matt's injuries by cleaning the wounds gently at first, then began stitching the wounds carefully with a thread and needle. Once the wounds were completely stitched and cleaned, the gazelle gently began wrapping them in gauze wraps and secures them with strong medical tape.
With his injuries tended to, the fox thanks the gazelle and began walking towards the exit, only to be stopped when he felt the clan leader's right hand-paw gently grabbing his left shoulder. Matt's eyes curiously gaze upward at the deer and places his hand-paws inside of his pockets.
"Thank you for your assistance, Matt", Thrandeer said to him and receives a calm nod from the fox in return. "However, be wary of any Neo-Shogunate clans within the area. And if another incident like this one happens again, do what you have to do and notify me immediately", with that, the fox nods a second time and walks out of the office, meeting back with both his girlfriend and his aunt, both of which had waited for him on a cushioned bench nearby.
"Lets get going", Matt said calmly before beginning to walk through the hallway leading to the entrance of the facility, with Jenny and Tomoe nodding and following the vulpine male to the exit. Jenny catches up to her fox and wraps her arms around his left arm, her right set of fingers intertwining with Matt's left set. And with the rabbit resting her head on Matt's left arm, a gentle smile began to form on her face and her eyes close in content. Regardless of what in all had happened, she was happy that her fox was alive. But most importantly, she was happy that her fox was back home…
Happy that her fox was back to her.
As soon as they got outside of the facility, Tomoe heads for her car while Jenny and Matt head to the limo they rode in, the fox having to grab his duffel bag from the vehicle itself. After grabbing his bag, the fox and rabbit walk towards Tomoe's Hounda Civic and steps inside, both of them sitting in the back seat in each other's arms. And with the lovers resting in a tender embrace, the vixen pulls out of the parking lot and heads back to the house.
When they arrived back to the house, the three mammals head inside the two story home and quickly got settled, the male fox having set his belongings on the bed and grabbing a pair of clothes from the bag. Matt heads upstairs with the garments and enters the upstairs bathroom, placing his clothes onto the counter next to the sink and quickly undresses himself. With the shedding of his clothing, the muscular built fox steps into the shower stall and turns the hot shower on, cleansing himself of the blood that rests on his fur, fresh and dried alike. His eyes close and a relaxed sigh escapes from his muzzle. Man, was it good to be home or what?
Nearly twenty minutes later, the fox steps out of the bathroom and heads back downstairs to meet with his lover, sporting a pair of black pajama pants along with a dark gray, tight fitting tank top that showed much of the heavily defined musculature of his torso. He approaches the futon and lays down on the mattress, the bunny joining him moments later and wrapping her arms around the fox's neck, her attire consisting of a pair of black short nylon shorts and a cerulean blue tank top. Jenny's head rests on his built pectorals and closes her eyes, her ears listening to the soothing, rapid beating of her lover's heart. Matt's arms wrap around his bunny's waist tenderly and smiles in a similar manner, his own eyes soon closing and allowing the two lovers to fall asleep in the peaceful serenity of night.
The Next Morning…
The next morning, Matt and Jenny awoke from their tender slumber on the futon and lean upward, the fox having slept peacefully with his bunny last night. And with the morning sun shining against the windows, the two lovers look at each other and give one another a tender kiss on the lips.
"Morning, love", Matt softly spoke lovingly at his bunny, following a giggle coming from the rabbit herself.
"Morning to you, too, beautiful", Matt replied with a wink and instantly causing the rabbit to blush noticeably before his very eyes. He couldn't help but let a hearty chuckle out of his mouth before wrapping his left arm around her waist, pulling her into a tender embrace for at least a few good moments before releasing his hold on her.
"Lets go check on the crops and see if anymore of them are salvageable", Jenny suggested and stands up onto her feet-paws, walking over to the back shoji door and sliding it to the left, walking outside with Matt following behind. He grabs a wool basket from the kitchen and brings it with him outside, both he and the rabbit walking towards the side garden and notice some of the unpicked crops within the area. And as soon as they get to the garden did the two get to work on plucking the spices plants and vegetables out of the garden.
Much of the work took a good forty five minutes at the very least, much of which having to wipe the plants off with their hand-paws and sorting out the salvageable vegetables from the unsalvageable ones. For the most part, more than eighty percent of them were salvageable, much to their relief. Matt couldn't help but smile gently at this with his brows pointing upward. He was clearly pleased, no, happy with the results of the short harvest, especially with how the last daikon radish the fox had pulled out.
"We've brought in a good harvest", Matt commented while using his left hand-paw to wipe the dirt off of a daikon radish, his head soon turning towards the approaching bunny and seeing her bearing a gentle smile much like his.
"I know", Jenny softly replied, carrying the basket containing the daikon radishes that were already picked and cleaned.
"Planting these crops was such an impulsive decision in the first place", Matt commented honestly, recalling how much time he had to spend preparing the dirt for use along with planting the seedlings. But hey, the results were worth the time nonetheless."We did much better than I thought we would…. Heh" and right after he finished his response, the fox throws the daikon radish inside the basket and stands up onto his feet-paws, since for the most part, he was on his knees trying to pluck many of the salvageable plants in the garden. But if there was anything that brought a soft smile on Jenny's face was the look Matt bore on his face.
He was completely at peace, despite all that happened in the past couple of days.
"C'mon, Matt, lets get these crops washed and get lunch going", as soon as Jenny replied, the fox nods in agreement and walks back towards the house, wrapping his waist around his lover tenderly as he led her into the two story home.
The rest of Thanksgiving break went by swiftly, much to Matt and Jenny's disdain, but at least they were able to enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner that week thanks to the short, but large harvest. Now that the week long break had come and passed, the two lovers continue working with their academic studies along with catching fish for their home-run business, 'Bunni and Wilde Fishing Co.'. And much like before, their business continued to run smoothly along with a bit of economic growth being added to the mix in terms of their revenue.
The seasons soon began to shift along with the passing of time, the fall season drawing closer towards the winter with rapidly dropping temperatures. And as the change of seasons came did Matt's winter coat come in, the fur on his body having thickened quite a bit to retain the heat of his body. And to say the least, Jenny had been enjoying his winter coat quite a bit, especially during the times she snuggled with her fox. More importantly, however, the injury on Jenny's cheek had healed completely as the weeks continue to pass like the shifting of seasons.
It was now the evening of December the Eighteenth, and the skies have become darker earlier due to daylight savings. Tomoe was currently in the kitchen preparing for dinner while Jenny was currently reading a manga on the futon. Matt was currently taking a shower in the upstairs bathroom after having cleaned the yacht since he and his girlfriend got out of school for Christmas Break.
Inside the kitchen, Tomoe was currently in the process of cooking Udon noodles, brown rice, and grilled chicken along with making preparations for Miso Soup. Her attire consisted of a purple colored kimono bearing flowers in various shades and tints of blue through much of the garment. The kimono itself was also slim fitting to the point it showed off the curves of her hips along with the perkiness of her C-cup breasts.
In the living room, the bunny was dressed comfortably in the warm living room and relaxing contently with a manga in her possession. Jenny's torso was covered by a tight fitting black T-shirt with an orange and cream colored fox head on the breast area. Speaking of her tits, because of the fact her shirt being a tight fit, her DD-cup breasts were perking out quite noticeably enough to attract the attention of any man who lay eyes on her. The orange colored words 'Handsome Fox' can be seen around the stomach area with a similarly colored arrow being printed under the words pointing towards the right. Much like her shirt, the bunny's midnight blue long john pants fit tightly around her legs, shaping every curve and detail of her legs nicely.
The manga Jenny was reading was a romantic themed book about an interspecies couple in the Meiji Era, coincidentally a fox and rabbit respectively. Similarly enough, the fox in the manga happened to be a former assassin turned wanderer after the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. To her, it served as both a reminder of her relationship with Matt and how the fox in the manga related to the fox in the manga she read. It was an interesting coincidence, that it was.
But her trance on the manga came to a halt when her right ear perks at the sound of three loud knocks on the door. The rabbit places a bookmark on the manga and sets the book on the coffee table in front of the futon, standing up from the bed and began walking towards the front door. Her left hand-paw grips the doorknob carefully and twists it to the right. And the instant she opened the door, her eyes widen with pure shock upon seeing who were waiting outside.
Stu and Judy Hopps were both standing at the doorstep of Tomoe's residence, both rabbits happening carry a couple of small crates in their hand-paws. Stu was carrying a small crate containing carrots on him while Judy was carrying a slightly smaller crate containing blueberries.
Stu's attire consisted of a pair of blue denim overalls with a green and light green plaid shirt underneath, with a baggy brown hoodie being worn over his torso. A green hat with a carrot patched sewn on the front of his hat was worn on top of his head.
Judy's attire, on the other hand, consisted of a red and black plaid shirt with a midnight blue skinny fitting hoodie being worn over the torso. The garment itself was slim enough to show off the curves of her torso along with the perkiness of her small, B-cup tits. The black colored skinny jeans she wore were also a tight fit as well, which show off the curves of her hips and the perkiness of her ass. Lastly, her forearms and the back of her hand-paws were covered by a pair of black samurai bracers, which were covered by the sleeves of her jacket.
As surprising as it was to see the two, the presence of the two rabbits also brought a smile on Jenny's face as well.
"Oh my god! Stu! Judy!" Jenny exclaimed happily to the point she immediately wraps her arms around them both and pulls the two rabbits into a tender embrace, much to their pleasant surprise. Both Stu and Judy couldn't help but chuckle before Jenny releases her hold on them. "Its been a while since I've seen you both! How have you been?"
"Heh, pretty darn busy, I tell ya, sweetheart", Stu answered with a light chuckle. "And how are things with you and… the fox?" he asked nervously, only for the English-born rabbit to lose her smile slightly and cock a slight brow at him.
"Um, Matt's doing alright, actually. He's taking a shower upstairs", Jenny answered with a light chuckle, albeit an uncomfortable one after what Stu had called him. "What brings you here?"
"Business trip", Stu answered, confusing the female rabbit at first before it suddenly dawned on her. "Look, I know you're telling us to get out of here, but unfortunately we can't do that until business is done", he added with a calm sigh. "Plus we're here to deliver an order to a", the male rabbit paused for a moment and uses his left hand-paw to dig inside of his left overall pocket and pull out a small piece of paper, his eyes reading the contents on the three by five inch sheet. "Tomoe Yukishiro Wilde", after mentioning the name, Jenny turns towards the vixen in the kitchen and notices the older woman placing the chopped daikon radishes inside of the Miso Soup.
"She's actually in the kitchen getting dinner prepared, so you've honestly came at a good time", Jenny claimed. "We've been needing some carrots to go with the Miso Soup she's brewing", she added with a chuckle, but suddenly loses her smile and looks at the two rabbits with a calm, but fearful look on her face. "Before you come in, you don't happen to have any anti-fox products on you, right?"
"Um, no, actually", Stu answered. "Oh, but we have some in the truck we can-"
"Oh no-no-no-no!" Jenny quickly interrupted while shaking her head and waving both of her hand-paws in front of them. Hell, even Judy turned towards her father while Jenny was speaking at the time. "Tomoe will not appreciate that", the English-born rabbit claimed, placing her hand-paws. "And trust me on this: the last time someone brought and attempted to use anti-fox products against her, at her doorstep, mind you… lets just say that person ended up hospitalized and in the dentist's office", the instant that left the rabbit's mouth did both Stu and Judy cringe at the thought.
"Ow…" Judy and Stu both replied, still cringing at the thought for a moment longer before they re-secure their grip on the small crates.
"Where would you like the crates, Jen?" Judy asked quickly with the need to change the topic quickly, a soft, slightly uncomfortable grin forming on her face and her brows pointing upwards.
"Hold on a sec, actually", Jenny answered while turning her attention at Tomoe in the kitchen. "Tomoe! The Hopps' arrived with your order. Where do you want them to put it?" that caught the vixen's attention immediately and quickly causes the woman to turn to the front door.
"Oh! I wasn't expecting the shipment to come in today", Tomoe claimed with a light chuckle, "They can place them on the table if they want. I'm needing to grab a couple carrots for the Miso Soup anyways", after saying that, the English rabbit steps aside and allows the two other bunnies to walk into the house and directly towards the kitchen. The table had been a bit tall for the two, but with the help of Tomoe, they were able to get the crates onto the table without any difficulties. "I have to admit you two delivered them much quicker than I thought", the vixen said with a gently, honest smile on her muzzle
"Don't worry about it, Ma'am! We do what we can to get the best delivered right at your door!" Judy replied with an enthusiastic wink.
"So I've heard from my nephew. He used to live in Zootopia for over half of his life before relocating here", Tomoe responded with a gentle nod. "Anyways, I'm making more than enough food for all of us. Why don't you two join us for dinner? My treat!" the vixen suggested, and as tempting as the offer was, Stu wasn't exactly certain about it.
"Um, I don't know, Tomoe…", Stu hesitatingly began, his eyes gazing away from her and reaching for the back of his head with his right hand-paw. "I appreciate the offer… but-"
"Oh, c'mon, Dad!" Judy interrupted, placing her hand-paws on her father's right arm gently, but almost pleadingly. "Look, I know we have a lot of work to do for the farm back in Bunnyburrow, but can we stay here for at least a couple of hours? It's been two months since I've last spoken with Jenny in person", she asked with an expression much like a puppy begging for a treat. "Please?" she pleaded, and as much as the older rabbit wanted to get going, and out of a home full of a couple foxes, there was no way he could say no to that face. Then again, it has been quite some time since he last saw Jenny anyways.
"Well…" Stu began, but his train of thought was soon interrupted as soon as his stomach began growling. "Oh, alright", he finally answered calmly and places his hand-paws inside the pockets of his jacket, his daughter's expression beaming with joy. "I haven't eaten anything since noon anyways", the male rabbit finished with a light chuckle before suddenly being tackled into a hug by his daughter.
"Oh, Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Judy exclaimed with a light amount of joy in her tone, soon removing her arms from her father and walking towards Jenny. The English-born rabbit leads the other female bunny to the futon she had occupied earlier and takes a seat in the middle of it, with Judy taking a seat at Jenny's right. "So what have you been up to these past couple of months?"
"Well aside from attending New Otsu High, not much", Jenny began all while placing her hand-paws behind her head and laying back against the large futon she and Matt shared. "But since October, Matt and I had started our own fishing company, 'Bunni and Wilde Fishing Co.'"
"Really, now?" Judy asked with interest. "And how is that going?"
"It was slow and a bloody pain in the ass at first", Jenny rolled her eyes with her reply. "But after a couple weeks, our business started growing economically and we've been making quite a lot of money, to say the least", the English rabbit added with a proud smirk on her face.
"And what do you do on your part?" Judy asked.
"I mainly help Matt with setting up the lines to catch the fish and lend a hand with some of the packaging", Jenny answered. "Matt takes care of catching the fish and cutting them for proper packaging", she continued before pointing towards the vixen in the kitchen. "Tomoe sometimes lends a helping hand on her days off to help lighten the load. And trust me when I say this: she is quite efficient when it comes to working with Matt and I", she added, right before her right ear perks upward and turning towards the direction of the stairs. "Speaking of Matt, he's coming down the stairs", and with that, the two female rabbits turn towards the stairs and listen to the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Hey Jen, have you seen my shirt anywhere around here?" Matt asked while he was walking downstairs drying himself off with a tan colored towel, sporting nothing but a pair of black pajama pants with white stripes on the sides and leaving his strongly defined muscular torso exposed. "I could've sworn I-"
"Oh my god, you're shirtless!" Judy suddenly exclaimed with pure shock, much to Matt's surprised, his and the eyes of everyone else quickly turning towards the flustered female gray rabbit sitting on the futon, just before turning towards the fox himself. Her eyes were as wide as saucers, and her shrunken, amethyst colored pupils were gazing directly at the strongly defined, muscular torso on Matt's body. And as shocked as he was, her face was becoming flustered to the point it was noticeable. But as the fox blinks in confusion, the bunny quickly shifts her attention towards Jenny with the same look on her face. "How the hell is he that defined?!" as she asked loudly, Jenny couldn't help but giggle before turning towards the folded black T-shirt on the coffee table and leaning forward to reach it.
"Well what can I say? He's certainly full of surprises", Jenny joked with a giggle and causing the gray rabbit to furrow her brows with an annoyed gesture, even if her face was still flustered. The light brown rabbit turns her attention towards her lover and throws the shirt at him. "Alright, Matt. Put your shirt on before fluster bunny here gets even more flustered", the rabbit continued with a light chuckle, the gray bunny's eyes glaring at Jenny right before the English bunny began giggling loudly. Matt's eyes gaze at Jenny in confusion shortly after he caught his shirt, but his mind quickly clicked on what she had done secretly and smirks at his bunny.
"Sly bunny", Matt said to his bunny with a pair of half-lidded eyes.
"Dumb fox", Jenny replied jokingly with a wink and a strong sense of fondness in her voice right, hearing the fox chuckle and watching him pulling the shirt over his muscular torso. The black shirt soon covers his muscular torso almost tightly along with the short sleeves covering his deltoid muscles similarly. On the chest area of his shirt bore the shape of a light brown rabbit head with the words 'Sexy Bunny' written under it, with a similarly colored arrow printed under the words and pointing towards the left. With his shirt on, the fox walks to the futon and takes the seat on Jenny's left, the light brown rabbit scooting closer towards her liver and gently grabbing his right hand-paw and intertwining her fingers with his.
"Am I missing something here?" Judy asked with a cocked brow and a smirk upon noticing Jenny grabbing Matt's hand-paw and intertwining it with her own. The two begin blushing slightly and the fox starts rubbing the back of his head with his left hand-paw, a few chuckles managing to leave the fox's mouth a moment later.
"You could say that", Jenny began with a light chuckle, albeit a slightly nervous one at that. "You see, as of November the twentieth, Matt and I had become more than friends after he came clean about how he felt towards me…" the rabbit continued with a now flustered look on her face, much of the white and light brown fur on her cheeks burning a noticeable tint of red. However, she paused for a moment and turns her attention towards her fox. "And I'm glad he did, because it brought us closer than either one of us could've imagined, and gave us a bond neither of us thought possible", and with that, the rabbit gently cups her lover's face and plants a gentle kiss on Matt's lips, the fox gently wrapping his muscular built arms around the bunny tenderly.
Both Stu and Judy Hopps gaze their attention at the two interspecies lovers with a genuinely surprised expression on their faces. Although interspecies were not unheard of, this was the first time they had witnessed an interspecies relationship between predator and prey, let alone between a fox and a rabbit. Initially surprised at first, Judy began to grin with half-lidded eyes and her right hand-paw covering the left side of her chest at the spot where her heart lied.
"Aw", Judy cooed softly upon witnessing the light brown rabbit planting a kiss on her lover's lips, the two lovers soon breaking the kiss and turning their attention towards their former classmate. And while the gray bunny was (or appeared to be at least) accepting towards their relationship, Stu, on the other hand, wasn't so accepting. However, he wasn't against the two being in an interspecies relationship either, or at the very least, didn't dare to show it in order to avoid unintentionally causing a scene. "I had a feeling you two would end up getting together at some point after seeing you two dancing rather intimately with each other at the Kazuki-Mai Night Club", with her response, she winked at the two lovers and both Jenny and Matt blush quite heavily from it. "But in all honestly, I'm happy for you both".
"Heh, thanks, Judy", Matt replied before turning his attention towards his girlfriend, his eyes half-lidded and plants a kiss on Jenny's forehead. But speaking of Judy, his eyes open fully and turns his attention directly at the gray rabbit sitting next to Jenny's right. "Speaking of the Kazuki-Mai, what's been happening at Kawasabus since Jen and I left the town?" he asked before cocking a curious brow at her. "And what are you and Stu doing in Kawasabus anyways?"
"Business Trip", Stu and Judy simultaneously answered following a sigh leaving Stu's mouth.
"As I mentioned before, we can't leave Kawasabus until the darn trip's is finished, nor could we leave until the semester's done", Stu began. "Fortunately, the semester's already finished and we've already started packing our things. Plus we got roughly a week left until our work here's done", the older rabbit finished right before turning towards his daughter, with Judy turning her attention directly at the couple she sat next to.
"Ever since half of Kawasabus got burned to the ground, the Neo-Shogunate authorities, along with the local law enforcement working with them began purging out many of the radical extremists daily", Judy began, pausing only brief enough to close her eyes. "Many of them were butchered on the streets by the Neo-Shinsengumi daily for over a month since the attack. Even a quarter of our graduating class is dead because of their involvement in the attack", that update in particular caused the eyes of both Jenny and Matt to widen at that.
"Jesus Christ…" Matt uttered softly and slowly shakes his head a couple times. "What else?" as soon as he asked, he notices the gray rabbit's hand-paws gripping her thighs and even trembling slightly.
"Some of the radicals were arrested by the police within a week after the attack, but even after they were detained, they were forced to commit suicide in front of the new government officials. None of them were given a fair trial…" the way Judy was explaining this, the way she was trembling, how her nose twitched, and the way her lip quivered, both Jenny and Matt knew something had happened shortly after the Kawasabus attack. "Ken didn't even get a fair trial…" the gray rabbit uttered under her breath, her voice beginning to crack and her hand-paws shaking noticeably.
From what Matt and Jenny recalled, Ken was a three foot tall jack rabbit the fox had known and worked with in the Ishin-Mirkwood clan up until he and Jenny fled Kawasabus. Not only had the fox worked with him, but he was also a close friend of his since the first month he had joined the clan in December of 2005. Not only that, but he also knew Ken had been dating Judy since the start of Senior Year.
Ken bore similar fur colors to Judy with the exception of bearing three tiger stripe shaped markings on both of his cheeks. The male bunny bore spiky raven black hair that was medium-long in length, slightly longer than shoulder length. His body was of a slim, fairly muscular built, yet resembled more towards a track runner compared to a natural bodybuilder. But the feature that stood out the most was Ken's fiery orange eyes, which burned with a righteous passion much identical to a leaderless, pure hearted samurai.
Even if what Judy said regarding Ken was barely audible, Matt's ears perked at the name and looks at Judy with wide eyes.
"Oh no…" Matt began. "Judy… who captured Ken? Is he still alive?" he asked, though with the way she furiously shook her head, something told him he shouldn't have asked.
"The Neo-Shinsengumi captured him the day after you and Jen told us about the attack", Judy answered. "They took him to the execution site in New Takagi and forced him to… forced him to…" she tried to continue, but it soon became too much for her to talk about and immediately buries her face into her hand-paws, tears flowing freely down her cheeks and soaking the palms of her hand-paws.
It was from there on both Jenny and Matt realized what had happened to him. Ken had been captured and executed by the Neo-Shogunate government, particularly the Neo-Shinsengumi. Matt's eyes narrow slightly and his hand-paws clench into tight fists, but Jenny gently wraps her arms around the gray bunny and pulls her into a tender hug. Matt began to snarl lightly with a light growl, but the light brown rabbit quickly catches this and gently places her left hand-paw onto his right forearm. This snaps the fox out of it and turns to face his bunny, now bearing a concerned look on his face and gazing at the two female bunnies sitting next to him. A calm sigh leaves his mouth and gently pulls the two rabbit's into a soft, comforting hug.
"I'm sorry for your loss…" Matt spoke as soothingly as he could in an attempt to comfort Judy. His eyes close right as Judy suddenly looks right up at him with narrow eyes and furrowed brows at first, but her expression softens once she saw a tear streaming down Matt's right cheek. The gray bunny wraps her left arm around the fox and her right around the light brown rabbit, both bunnies gently resting their heads against his chest with the gray bunny sobbing softly against his chest.
As both Jenny and Matt continue to comfort Judy as best as they could, Stu watches the trio with a mixture of emotions. On one hand, he wasn't particularly fond of a fox providing comfort towards his daughter, given the circumstances she had suffered from another fox barely over eight years ago. On the other hand, however, based on the look the fox bore on his face, the older rabbit could tell he had known Judy's deceased boyfriend in some way. So as much as he wasn't fond of the idea of a fox comforting his daughter, he knew it was best to let him comfort his daughter in anyway possible, not to mention Jenny was also comforting his daughter as well.
The tender, comforting embrace between the three lasted for another five minutes before the two broke away from one another, although Jenny rests her head against her lover's right arm. Judy was about to turn away from the two, but Jenny gently grabs the gray bunny and pulls her into a comforting embrace. Surprise by this at first, Judy soon found herself resting against Jenny's shoulder comfortably, closing her eyes contently and completely oblivious to the vixen walking into the living room.
"Dinner's ready", as soon as Tomoe had said that, the three younger mammals nod at her before stepping off the futon and walking towards the kitchen table, with Stu nodding at the vixen and walking into the dining area with the others.
Dinner, to say the least, was quiet for the most part, all of them focused on eating their meals in silence. To say the least, it had been a bit awkward because of the nearly tense silence. Fortunately for them, however, Tomoe began a conversation with the male rabbit and asked him about the Hopps Family Farm Business, which, although awkward at first, led to a casual business conversation between the two. It didn't take much longer for Judy to begin asking Matt and Jenny about their own business, 'Bunni and Wilde Fishing Co.'. What started off as awkward silence soon lead to comfortable chatter amongst one another, and strengthening bonds between the five mammals, regardless Stu being within the presence of foxes inside.
Within the next hour, along with lending a helping hand with the dishes and placing the leftovers inside of the fridge, Stu and Judy Hopps give Tomoe, Matt, and Jenny their goodbyes and left the house. The Hopps leave the three in peace and head back towards Kawasabus with their old, rabbit sized beat up truck bearing the Hopps Family Farm logo on the sides of the vehicle. Matt and Jenny head to the futon and rest tenderly in each other's embrace shortly after the Hopps left the residence, with Tomoe heading upstairs into the master bedroom.
The two lovers remain resting in each other's embrace for quite a while, the bunny's head resting on the fox's muscular chest as if his built pectorals were firm pillows. Her eyes were closed for the most part, but when she opened them and looked up at Matt's face, she couldn't help but giggle at the sight of his expression.
"Matt, you look so calm and peaceful right now", Jenny began, the fox's closed eyes opening halfway and looking down at the bunny with a soft grin on his muzzle.
"Do I?" Matt asked with a light chuckle and causing the rabbit to nod with her eyes halfway open. She loses her smile a moment later and lowers her gaze to the side.
"You could've lived like this, if you hadn't picked up a sword", Jenny began, her gaze shifting back upward and placing her right hand-paw onto his left cheek, just under the slash shaped scar. "You'd be happy with some land, seeds to plant, and a few fishing rods by your side", she claimed all while she was gently stroking his cheek with her thumb. Matt closes his eyes and cups her right hand-paw with his left, gently rubbing his cheek into her palm affectionately.
"I've been thinking about that lately, Jen", Matt began, but paused for a brief moment and reopens his eyes, his jade green pupils gazing at his lover's sapphire blue pair. "I've always thought I'd be satisfied if I could use my sword to defend the helpless and create a better world for them. But apparently that was a conceited notion for them. For over three years, I've ended the lives of evil mammals. But I've only realized inner peace by bringing life to our home and sharing this harvest with all of us", the fox claimed, reopening his eyes and gazing directly at his lover. "Master Hiko tried to teach me to create peace with myself by finding a balance and harmony with the whole natural world around me. He taught me that any other kind of peace was only fleeting and temporary… but I never understood what he meant until you and I came here to live with my aunt, Tomoe", the fox paused and began to softly smile at the bunny he held. "But most importantly, you gave me the answers I was looking for, Jen, and that's something I can never repay you for what you've done for me".
After Matt had said that, the rabbit looks up at her boyfriend with a pair of surprised eyes. She knew she had done quite a bit to help him live a more peaceful life, but to hear him claim she gave him the answers he sought, now that surprised the hell out of her. She wanted to respond to his words, but nothing would come out of her mouth except with the slowly increasing rate of her breathing. If words wouldn't come out, then actions will.
Her sapphire eyes glance up at his jade colored pair, and the two lovers slowly inch their heads towards one another. Their eyes narrow slowly as their draw their head closer, and the two interspecies lovers grab a gentle hold of one another's cheeks. Their hearts pound hard in complete synchronization, just like the movements of their actions. And before Matt and Jenny could comprehend their own movements, their eyes close and their lips press against one another in a gentle, passionate kiss.
The kiss lasted for a good fifteen seconds before the two broke apart from one another with their eyes locked upon one another. The fox relished the sweet taste of blueberries Jenny's lips gave off, along with the scent of white plums her body radiated. It was intoxicating to say the least, and he loved every particle of the sweet fragrance. They gaze at one another for about five seconds before the two lean forward quickly for another passionate, much fiercer kiss. Their hand-paws move from their cheeks and wrap themselves around each other's waist, all while the two lovers continue to kiss each other fiercely with their eyes shut.
The kiss between the two deepened gradually as the seconds continue to pass by. But in all honestly, regardless of how the seconds fly by, they felt like time an eternity for the two. Matt and Jenny's tongues press into each other's mouths and began pressing against one another. It started off slow at first, but the passionate wrestling of their tongues began growing rapid at the intoxicating, passionate sensation. Their hand-paws began exploring each other's bodies with a tender feel, starting from their backs and soon reaching to their sides.
Their bodies soon began to press against one another with the increasingly passionate, deepening kiss, much to the point Jenny's DD-cup breasts began to press against Matt's pectorals. Matt's hand-paws travel behind her hips and find themselves feeling the firmness of his bunny's soft, lifted, round booty. He gives the left cheek a tender squeeze, and the rabbit herself gasped softly at the sensation. But the rabbit did not complain about his actions. She welcomed them, wanted them, needed them.
Jenny's hand-paws began to explore the muscularity of his torso tenderly, her fingers tracing along the strongly defined definition of his muscles. Starting from his chest, her fingers trace down along his defined abdominal muscles and soon reach just the top portion of his crotch. It was at that moment she dug her hand-paws into his shirt and began tracing her fingers along the furred flesh of his torso. Matt followed suit and dug his hand-paws under her shirt and began to slowly trail them up towards her chest, his hand-paws soon grabbing a hold of her bust contained with an apparent lace bra. He gave them a squeeze, and was rewarded with a muffed moan leaving her mouth as they continued to kiss.
The two lovers part their lips from one another and started gasping for air softly, but their hand-paws didn't stop exploring each other's bodies. In fact, Matt's hand-paws move down to the bottom of Jenny's shirt and slowly began lifting it upward, her bra contained breasts bouncing slightly after he pulled the shirt off her. Jenny quickly follows suit and manages to remove the shirt off of Matt's torso, the tight fitting garment no longer hiding the strongly defined muscular torso and allowing the rabbit to relish the sight of his muscles.
It was at that moment the two lovers lean forward and press their lips against one another in a fierce, passionate kiss, sticking their tongues into each other's mouths and letting them brush against one another rapidly. Matt's hand-paws move to Jenny's back and trail under her long hair, quickly finding themselves at the hooks of her lace bra. He slowly undoes the hooks on her bra and continues to increase the loving passion in their kiss. His hand-paws unhook the last hook and remove the bra from her torso, the two breaking the kiss once again and allowing Matt to lean back and embrace the sight of her nude breasts.
His pants suddenly began to tighten around the crotch area at the sight of her firm breast and the erect pink nipples attached to them. Giggles escape the back of Jenny's mouth as soon as she spotted the growing erection inside of Matt's pajama pants, her hand-paws grabbing the waistline of both his pants and boxer briefs underneath and slowly slid them off. Matt's hand-paws returns the favor with her pajama pants. Oh was the fox in for an interesting surprise, because as soon as he pulls her pants off did he discover the black lace G-string thong she wore. His brows furrow and his eyes became half-lidded, a seductive grin forming on his muzzle before gazing his eyes at the rabbit's face.
"Naughty bunny", Matt softly spoke with a gentle, lustful growl in his voice right as the bunny lowers his pants to his knees. And with that, his hardened, fleshy red colored foxhood pointed upward in all its glory, the length almost a foot long and the thickness matching that of a beer can.
"Big fox", Jenny giggled with her response before leaning towards her lover and planting a tender kiss on his lips. But the kissing didn't stop there, however. She began kissing the left side of his neck and slowly travels down towards his chest. Then they continue down the eight, strongly built points of his abdominal muscles and down to his crotch.
And alas, the kisses continued down to the thick rod of flesh between his legs, the rabbit gently grabbing the left side of his shaft with her right hand-paw. But the kissing didn't stop there, however, for she plants four kisses on Matt's foxhood starting from the base and ending at the pointy tip. Moans leave the fox's mouth and his breathing gradually became heavier. The rabbit lowers herself to the base of his flesh and presses her tongue against the underbelly of his cock, slowly licking her tongue up to the tip and sending shivers down towards Matt's spine. Matt involuntarily arches his back upward and leans his head back with a murr leaving the back of his mouth. He felt like he was approaching the gates of heaven because of how wonderful the sensation felt. But this was only the start of a tender night.
The rabbit found herself wrapping her lips around the pointy tip of his cock gently and slowly began to suck on it, one of her hand-paws gently stroking the thick length of his member back and forth. Purring chirp noises began escaping from the fox's happy muzzle, his tongue hanging on the left side of his muzzle upon feeling the rabbit providing oral stimulation for his hard foxhood. The noise grew gradually louder the deeper the large breasted bunny deepened her sucking, and it was a noise she had grown fond of every time she scratched the tuft of his neck or performing the occasional fellatio when the opportunity knocked. The way she knew how to please him was one of the best things Matt loved about his bunny the most, and it felt really damn good!
Jenny kept bobbing her head up and down along the thick girth of his gently throbbing shaft, soft slurping noises accompanying the blowjob she was giving her boyfriend. The pleasure became increasingly intoxicating the faster she went and the harder she sucked. The fox knew he would explode in ecstasy at any given moment. However…
It was time to take things up a notch!
The fox suddenly leans his upper body forward and grabs a tender hold of the rabbit's hips much to Jenny's curiosity. Her eyes quickly widen with surprise as soon she felt her lover lift her up and turn her body a full hundred eighty degrees, all while keeping her mouth on the thick foxhood between his legs. Matt's left set of digits curl around the back of her thong and swift pulls it off, throwing it onto the floor and letting his eyes gaze narrowly at the wet snatch between her legs. Oh how the intoxicating scent of her sex began to fill his nostrils, the fox licking his muzzle in sweet anticipation for what he was about to do.
Before the bunny could even register what Matt was doing, she yelps in surprise the instant her fox buried his muzzle between her legs and pressed his tongue against her wet pussy of hers. Her surprised yelp quickly turns into pleasuring moans and involuntarily increased the pace of her sucking, much to the fox's delight. Matt began to slightly, yet involuntarily thrust his almost foot long rod in and out of her mouth all while he remained in complete synchronization with her sucking.
The taste of her brewing nectar was astonishing to say the least, almost addicting even, to the fox. The predator loved how sweet his prey tasted, and the taste of his bunny alone encouraged him to delve his tongue deeper into Jenny's tight snatch. Her eyes shot wide open as soon as Matt did that, a loud squeak quickly leaving her mouth as a response to his needy, predatory lustful action. Jenny pulls Matt's foxhood out of her mouth and tilts her head back, her eyes half lidded and her mouth was wide open, her buck teeth exposed and tongue hanging at the right side of her mouth. She was in pure bliss right now, and her snatch became wetter with her lover's oral actions.
When Matt had wrapped his arms around her thighs and pulled her closer to him, along with deepening his tongue into her inner walls, her eyes instantly shut and a loud, lustful squeak escapes her mouth. She could not contain her lust for much longer. She needed him, and now!
"Matt… I need you inside me, now!" as soon as Jenny said that, the fox pulls his tongue out of her vaginal walls and quickly rolls his bunny over to where she's laying against the futon and he was on top of her.
Matt's hand-paws press her legs against her upper body and aligns his foxhood with her womanhood, his jade green eyes glaring down at the bunny's sapphire blue orbs in a lustful gaze. Growls started to leave his mouth softly with a lust craved snarl, his white, predatory canines exposed to his prey. The sight of predatory canines would usually frighten prey quite easily, but in Jenny's case, she relished the sight as something that arouses her easily. His tongue licks his muzzle in a predatory fashion and presses the tip of his large flesh into the bunny's tight snatch, the bunny arching her back and letting a lustful moan leave her mouth because of his actions.
The fox kept growling softly as he gently bucks his hips back and forth into her tight folds, the tip of his throbbing flesh pulling in and out easily because of how wet the bunny was. However, he presses several more inches into her tight snatch and was instantly rewarded with a loud moan of pleasure from the bunny. He shuts his eyes and leans his head back a bit with a snarl from the tightness of her folds, soon finding himself quickly thrusting into his bunny as swiftly as he could.
Matt's thrusting gradually quickened as time progressed, much like how Jenny's moans gradually grew louder each time her lover's cock had slid inside her snatch. Both lovers were in an everlasting state of pleasure, sweat starting to form on their bodies the quicker and harder the two fucked. And before long, Matt's tender orbs between his legs began to rapidly smack Jenny's ass with repetitive clapping noises, all to stimulate them and prepare them for reproduction.
The fox glares down at his bunny with furrowed brows and a predatory snarl, loud growls leaving his grinning mouth as he licks his muzzle in delight. Jenny's eyes look up at him with an interesting mix of curiosity, arousal, and an instinctual fear. She was curious of what he was planning to do next, aroused by his lustful actions, and frightened at the predatory expression on his face, even if her expression didn't necessarily show it. Her heart began pounding quicker when she watches the fox lean forward and press his muzzle against her left shoulder. Her body jerks briefly the instant she felt Matt's fangs nipping her shoulder, but instantly relaxed as soon as soon as she found the feeling arousing. She leans her head back and moans tenderly at the sensation, her arms wrapping around the fox's neck in a loving embrace.
"Matt…" shortly after Jenny had moaned his name, Matt nuzzles the left side of her cheek and licks the area in which he nipped only moments before.
With the fox's thrusting quickening and drawing closer to climax with each passing second, Matt moves his head to the right side of her body and nips her shoulder gently, his right hand-paw grabbing a tender hold of her left tit and beginning to fondle it lovingly. After nipping her right shoulder for a moment, he removes his fangs and nuzzles the right side of her face with his muzzle. Just like the left side, his tongue began to lick the area in which he had nipped at moments before.
By performing these actions, the fox proclaimed her as more than his girlfriend, more than just a bunny. He had marked her with his scent and proclaimed her as his one true mate, the woman in which he wants to spend the rest of his life with. Their bodies began moving in complete synchronization with one another, their speeds matching and all. Matt's arms quickly wrap around Jenny's torso as the two suddenly increasing the pace, their climax drawing closer rather quickly.
Sweat continues to build up on their bodies and their bodies continue to move in complete synchronization. Matt's foxhood throbbed into Jenny's tight snatch, his thick, bulbous knot began to form at the base of his shaft, and the rabbit's walls grow wetter. Their panting grew quicker, their moans grew louder, and they were in complete euphoria. The two lovers were nearing release, and the two look at one another directly in the eyes.
Suddenly, Matt leans forward quickly and presses his lips against Jenny's own in a deep, passionate kiss. With one final thrust, the fox manages to press his knot inside of the bunny's wet lips between her legs and began to fill her womb with thick ropes of his ripe, fertile essence, exactly at the same time Jenny's juices began coating her lover's foxhood. His lips remained locked with hers as his ripe seed travels into the safety into her womb. Whether his essence would guarantee the bunny would bear his young was uncertain, but only time will tell if whether or not fate would allow it.
A minute after their climax had began did it stagnate, the two lovers breaking the kiss and looking at each other with half-lidded eyes. A smile forms on the fox's muzzle and gently rolls his body over, letting his bunny rest on his muscular built torso comfortably with her breasts pressing against his upper abs and the lower part of his pectoral muscles. His left hand-paw gently cups her right cheek and strokes her cheek with his thumb. Jenny's eyes close and leans into his hand-paw only for a moment before reopening her eyes, which lock their gaze at his jade green orbs.
"I love you so much, Matt", Jenny spoke softly with a genuinely loving tone.
"And I love you, too, my beautiful bunny", Matt replied just the same before leaning forward and planting a kiss on her forehead, leaning back against the futon a moment later and brushes his right set of fingers through her long, dark brown/blonde hair. She murred softly and began to brush her fingers onto Matt's neck tuft and results in the fox letting out a series of purring chirp noises foxes usually tend to make when receiving such affection.
"Though I must admit you were rather frisky this time around", Jenny grinned at her lover as she said those words to him and receives a few chuckles from the fox himself.
"Well, it is that time of season for foxes", Matt admitted while retaining the grin on his muzzle. "Especially if you plan on mating with the intention on having a good number of pups", as soon as he said that, Jenny's ears quickly perk up and ceases petting his neck tuft, leaning backwards and suddenly leans back, her hand-paws covering the loud gasp leaving her mouth.
"Oh god…" Jenny panting in a panicked state, her chest expanding and deflating rapidly in correlation with her breathing. Something had finally dawned on her. "I forgot to take my birth control medication", after adding that with her response, along with uttering a few curse words under her breath, Matt's eyes widen with surprise and leans his upper body up towards the bunny.
"Wait, what?!" Matt asked with a genuinely shocked voice, his head lowering and turning at various directions in a panicked state. It was when Jenny grabbed his built shoulders that snapped him out of his panicked state.
"Matt, I forgot to take my meds!" Jenny repeated. "I might actually get pregnant because of that. And the chances of that happening are practically guaranteed because of that damn knot of yours!" she yelled in a panicked state as her breathing became rapid, the fox lowering his head slightly and his eyes gazing at various directions.
"Jen, I-" Matt began, but shut his mouth because he was unsure of what to say. Then it dawned on him! Of course! He was a fox and she was a rabbit. How could they have kids if they were different species? Let alone in different animal families? Predator and Prey? "Wait a second…" he continued, his brows slightly furrowing in a calmly serious expression as he spoke. "We're both different species. I don't think its possible for a fox and a rabbit to procreate", the fox explained, the rabbit quickly processing this and managing to calm down after letting out a few sighs of relief. "So… I think its unlikely for a fox to impregnate a rabbit unless genetic engineering was involved", after finishing his explanation, the rabbit lets out one more sigh of relief before wrapping her arms around Matt's neck.
"Oh thank god, Matt. I was starting to freak out for a second there. I thought I was-" Jenny spoke out of relief at first, but immediately paused unexpectedly and lowers her gaze slightly. Although relieved, her brows began pointing upward unexpectedly. It was impossible for a fox and rabbit to procreate, so why was she suddenly becoming saddened revelation? Thoughts began to cloud her mind, and her hand-paws grasp the left side of her chest in sadness.
"Jen?" Matt's voice snapped her out of her trance and looks up at him, yet her arms flop to her sides with her left hand-paw grasping her right.
"Honestly… now that I think about it… I actually feel sad", Jenny answered with a soft sigh, her eyes closing and a calm, almost depressed sigh escaping her mouth. "Don't get me wrong, though. I don't wanna start a family until after we graduate high school in June and the Neo-Shogunate government collapses…" the rabbit paused, reopening her eyes and gazing upwards at her fox. "But I've honestly been having dreams of being your wife and settling down with a good litter of kits", the bunny explained further, gently grabbing his hand-paws with hers as her eyes gaze up at this. "And I'm not talking about adoption, Matt. I'm talking about the real deal. Kits that we have together".
That honestly surprised the hell out of Matt to the point where his eyes widen. He had not expected her to say such a thing. However, hearing that brought warmth to his heart and quickly found himself gently clutching the left side of his chest with his right hand-paw, his head lowering and his gaze shifting towards his heart.
"Well, I did say it was unlikely for us to have kits of our own", Matt began with a soft sigh. However, he looks back at Jenny with a soft, beaming smile on his face, along with quarter-lidded eyes. "But that doesn't mean its impossible. It means we'll just have to try harder if we want to start a family of our own", the fox continued with a wink, yet pauses only for a moment and gently cups her right cheek with his left hand-paw. "And if you happen to get pregnant this time around, I'll make sure to support you in anyway I can and ensure nothing happens to you if war is to come before they're born", hearing that promise coming from the fox's mouth definitely surprised the rabbit unexpectedly. Yet she soon found herself smiling softly with her eyes becoming watery.
"I would love that, Matt. I really do", Jenny replied softly, moving her hand-paws towards his cheeks and gently grabs a hold of them. "And if I end up pregnant tonight, I'll know without a doubt a bunny and a fox can have kits together".
"Even if we still have over five months left of high school? Or even if war is to come?" Matt asked with a slight smirk on his face.
"Yes, fuck the consequences", Jenny replied before leaning towards Matt's head and wrapping her arms around his neck. "As long as I am able to bear us kits, I'll do everything I can to keep them safe from harm and bring them to this earth".
"And I'll do everything I can to protect you, no matter what", and with those words leaving Matt's mouth, the fox leans forward and plants his lips against Jenny's in a deep, passionate kiss.
The kiss lasted for a good couple of minutes before the two broke away from one another, their eyes glistening in the faint lamp lighting sitting by the window. They lean forward again after a moment and began to kiss one another again, their lips pressing against one another slightly fiercer with a fiery passion. Matt's hand-paws began to wonder around the back of Jenny's head and her back, much like Jenny's hand-paws start wondering around his strongly built and defined torso. The temptation for another round began to grow, much like their desire for one another. However, they were still locked to one another through Matt's knot, and the two found themselves ceasing their actions and laying back against the futon.
Although they stopped their passionate actions, Matt continues to strike the back of Jenny's head much like the rabbit began stroking his neck tuft on the left side of his neck. Soft, purring noises left Matt's mouth as he closes his eyes in a peaceful bliss, completely content with the affection he was receiving from his mate. It was a peace he was glad to have since he had met her over two months ago, despite being an assassin for the Ishin-Mirkwood Neo-Imperialist clan. Speaking of which…
"Jen…" Matt began, reopening his eyes and looking down at the rabbit, whom had began looking at him curiously. "I've been thinking about a lot of things you said to me two months ago".
"Have you now?" Jenny asked with a curious look on her face, although bore a hint of a soft smile on her short, bunny sized muzzle.
"You told me I couldn't be happy killing mammals. You told me I caused the bloody rain to fall", Matt recalled the conversation he had with Jenny at the alleyway where he killed the supposed Orimakishu Ninja (whom in actuality was a Neo-Yaminobu Ninja in disguise), along with the conversation at the Kazuki-Mai club in Kawasabus.
"I have", Jenny answered with a nod.
"You tried to make me understand that my heart and my hand-paws were living at cross purposes", Matt claimed.
"Yes…" Jenny replied again with a nod just before the fox closes his eyes and lets out a calm sigh from his mouth.
"I should've listened to you before, but I can't stop using my skills just yet. Not until the Kawasabus Neo-Shogunate has been destroyed", Matt began, but paused only for a moment and reopens them. "But once the dark days have passed, I want to find a way to better animal kind without the use of my sword. I'll come to terms with my life's purpose, and I'll atone for all I have done wrong" the fox continued and gently cups her cheeks with his hand-paws. "And if… if we get out of this alive after the war, I will ensure your happiness never ends", and with those comforting words, the rabbit leans towards him and plants a kiss on the fox's lips. It lasted for a brief moment, but it was still enough to provide warmth within their hearts.
"And I will make sure your happiness never ends, Matt. No matter the cost", Jenny replied with a reassuring tone of voice. "I love you so much".
"I love you, too, Jenny", Matt responded with a similar tone of voice right before lying back against the futon and resting his head on the pillow, the rabbit following suit and resting her head on his chest. She wraps her arms around the fox's neck and rests her head on Matt's chest, the fox wrapping his muscular built arms around her waist tenderly. Moments later, the two found themselves falling into a deep sleep within the comforts of each other's arms.
Within the comforts of their embrace and peaceful, loving tranquility.